Go Kosher Now – Become Kosher Certified

Research shows that a kosher certified product receives a more favorable shelf space and outsells a non-kosher product by 20% and 80% of kosher consumers are not Jewish. People purchase kosher food for health, lifestyle & dietary reasons.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF KOSHER CERTIFICATION?

The kosher designation has been the leading classification for new food and drink products in the United States since 2005. In 2008, certified kosher foods sales totaled $12.5 billion and 28% of new food and drink products had kosher certification.

Survey Respondent’s Reasons for Buying Kosher Certified Products:

Quality: 62% | Health: 51% | Safety: 34%

Eighty percent of kosher consumers are not Jewish. People of all faiths are purchasing kosher food for health and safety reasons. Additionally, people are purchasing kosher food for lifestyle and dietary reasons such as vegan, vegetarian, and lactose-free.

Research also shows that a kosher certified product will receive a more favorable shelf space and outsell a non-kosher product by 20%.

There over 400,000 kosher certified products in the United States and the number grows on a daily basis. Kosher Michigan can help you achieve kosher certification so that you can compete in this growing market.

(Note: Respondents gave multiple answers in the 2003, 2005, and 2009 studies)

SIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL KOSHER MARKET:

American Jewish Population: close to 6 million

The number of kosher consumers in the US: 12,100,000

Percentage of Americans who either regularly or occasionally purchase kosher products because they are kosher: 21%
Number of year round Kosher Jewish Consumers: 1,300,000
Total Number of Muslims and Other religions eating kosher products: 3,500,000
Number of Kosher Products in US Supermarkets: 125,000
Number of Kosher Producing Companies and plants: 10,650